# Accident 20000314039869A: Beech A36, Savoonga, AK, March 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2000, 14:35 local time
- Place: Savoonga, AK
- Airport: Savoonga Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 27.1893° N, 80.1908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1893&lon=-80.1908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51ML, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51ML) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon A36 (registry code 7150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000314039869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)STUART TOWER CLEARED N6744T FOR RIGHT BASE RUNWAY 07 WHEN IT WAS APPROX 7 MILES SOUTH OF AIRPORT. AS IT WAS INITIATING TURN TO FINAL, WING TIP COLLIDED WITH A WING TIP OF A BEECH A36, N51ML HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO TRANSMIT IT'S HAND OFF TO STUART TOWER FROM PALM BEACH APPROACH, IN AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN, BUT DIRECTED TO CONTACT STUART TOWER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA00FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA107), Mar 14, 2000: Beech A36 (N51ML), Stuart, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout, resulting in both airplanes colliding in flight. Contributing to the accident were: 1) inadequate approach/departure control service…

## Other reports on N51ML (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20180112000689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180112000689I), Jan 12, 2018: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 (N51ML), Charleston, SC, Minor damage. Pilot stated that he experienced a complete electrical failure while enroute to fayetteville, NC from orlando, Florida. He stated that he was on top of a cloud…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.